3D Components for Virtual Environments

The objective of this proposal is to conduct an extensive Phase I trade study for a power source or battery for long-term storage and intermittent use in the munition health monitoring systems. This battery must be enclosed in a box such that it can bestowed away for over ten years while delivering power intermittently over that storage period with enough power to monitor the munition health at army-required extreme ambient storage conditions. We plan to conduct a trade study on all available powersource technologies and select suitable technologies that best address the army needs. In addition to the trade study, we also will bring to the army's attention the technology we are working on; which we believe is the most ideal for munition healthmonitoring purposes. The successful review of an ideal battery system for environmental monitoring and subsequent development of such a system preferably based on thin film high capacity electrodes should pave the way for the development of a viablebattery with higher energy density and exceedingly high cycle life than state-of-the-art technology. Applications range from MEMS sensors for environmental health monitoring to medical such as pacemakers and spinal cord stimulations and in smart cards.